Exhibit 10.98
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Between
SEDONA Corporation
and
COMMON STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE
AGREEMENT dated as of
, 20___ (the “Agreement”), between
(the “Investor”), and SEDONA Corporation, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Investor desires to
invest and the Company desires to issue and sell to the Investor
certain shares of Common Stock of the Company and a Warrant to
purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained herein;
NOW, THEREFORE , the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Certain Definitions
Section 1.1. “ Closing ” shall mean the
closing of the purchase and sale of the Common Stock and Warrant
pursuant to Section 2.1.
Section 1.2. “ Common Stock ” shall mean
the Company’s common stock, $.001 par value per share, issued
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.
Section 1.3. “ Exchange Act ” shall mean
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Section 1.4. “ Permitted Transferee ” shall
mean any of the following to whom the Investor may transfer the
Common Stock or Warrant hereunder provided that such individual or
entity agrees to abide by the terms set forth herein: the
Investor’s spouse, parents, children (natural or adopted),
stepchildren or grandchildren or a trust for their sole benefit of
which the Investor is the settlor; provided, however, that any such
trust does not require or permit distribution of any Common Stock
or Warrant during the term of this Agreement unless
subject to its
terms, or to individuals who are accredited investors within the
meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.
Section 1.5. “ Person ” shall mean an
individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability
company, an association, a trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or an agency or
instrumentality thereof.
Section 1.6. “ Principal Market ” shall
mean the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the
NASDAQ National Market, the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or the OTC
Bulletin Board, whichever is at the time the principal trading
exchange or market for the Common Stock, based upon share
volume.
Section 1.7. “ Purchase Price ” shall equal
the total number of shares of Common Stock set forth on
Schedule 1 hereto multiplied by $
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Section 1.8. “ Registrable Securities ”
shall mean the Common Stock and the Warrant Shares until
(i) the Registration Statement has been declared effective by
the SEC, and all Common Stock and Warrant Shares have been disposed
of pursuant to the Registration Statement, (ii) all Common
Stock and Warrant Shares have been sold under circumstances under
which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act
(“Rule 144”) are met, (iii) all Common Stock
and Warrant Shares have been otherwise transferred to holders who
may trade such shares without restriction under the Securities Act,
and the Company has delivered a new certificate or other evidence
of ownership for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend
or (iv) such time as, in the opinion of counsel to the
Company, all Common Stock and Warrant Shares may be sold without
any time, volume or manner limitations pursuant to Rule 144(k) (or
any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities
Act.
Section 1.9. “ Registration Rights Agreement
” shall mean the agreement regarding the filing of the
Registration Statement for the resale of the Registrable
Securities, entered into between the Company and the Investor as of
the Closing Date in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit A .
Section 1.10. “ Registration Statement ”
shall mean a registration statement on such form promulgated by the
SEC for which the Company then qualifies and which counsel for the
Company shall deem appropriate, and which form shall be available
for the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities to be
registered thereunder.
Section 1.11. “SEC” shall mean the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Section 1.12. “ SEC Documents ” shall mean
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006 and each report, proxy statement
or registration statement filed by the Company with the SEC
pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since the filing
of such Annual Report through the date hereof.
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Section 1.13. “ Trading Day ” shall mean
any day during which the Principal Market shall be open for
business.
Section 1.14. “ Transfer ” shall mean any
sale, assignment, encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, conveyance in
trust, gift, transfer by request, devise or descent, or other
transfer or disposition of any kind.
Section 1.15. “ Warrant ” shall mean the
Warrant substantially in the form of Exhibit B to be issued
to the Investor hereunder.
Section 1.16. “ Warrant Shares ” shall mean
all shares of Common Stock or other securities issued or issuable
pursuant to exercise of the Warrant.
ARTICLE II
Purchase and Sale of Common Stock and Warrant
Section 2.1. Investment .
(a) Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell, and
the Investor agrees to purchase the Common Stock together with the
Warrant at the Purchase Price on the Closing Date (as hereinafter
defined), as set forth on Schedule 1.
(b) The Closing of the sale and
purchase of the Common Stock together with the Warrant under this
Agreement shall take place at the offices of SEDONA Corporation,
1003 W. Ninth Avenue, Second Floor, King of Prussia, PA 19406 on
, 20___ or such other time, date and place as are mutually
agreeable to the Company and the Investor. At the Closing, the
Company will deliver to the Investor certificates for the Common
Stock, registered in the name of the appropriate Investor, and
Warrant against payment to the Company of each Investor’s
proportionate amount of the Purchase Price as set forth on the
signature pages hereto, by wire transfer, check or other method
acceptable to the Company. The date of the Closing is hereinafter
referred to as the “Closing Date.”
(c) The Closing is subject to
the satisfaction or waiver by the party to be benefited thereby of
the following conditions:
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(i) |
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acceptance and execution by the Company and by the Investor of
this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement; |
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(ii) |
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all representations and warranties of the Investor contained
herein shall remain true and correct as of the Closing Date (as a
condition to the Company’s obligations); |
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the Company shall have obtained all permits and qualifications,
if any, required by any state for the offer and sale of the Common
Stock and Warrant, or shall have the availability of exemptions
therefrom; |
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(iv) |
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the sale and issuance of the Common Stock and the Warrant
hereunder, and the proposed issuance by the Company to the Investor
of the Common Stock underlying the Warrant upon exercise thereof
shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the
Investor and the Company are subject and there shall be no ruling,
judgment or writ of any court prohibiting the transactions
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ARTICLE
III
Representations and Warranties of the Investor
The Investor represents and warrants
to the Company that:
Section 2.2. Intent . The Investor is entering into
this Agreement for its own account and not with a view to or for
sale in connection with any distribution of the Common Stock. The
Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally
binding) at any time to sell the Common Stock, Warrant or Warrant
Shares to or through any Person or entity; provided, however, that
by making the representations herein, the Investor does not agree
to hold such securities for any minimum or other specific term
(other than as specified herein) and reserves the right to dispose
of the Common Stock and Warrant Shares at any time in accordance
with federal and state securities laws applicable to such
disposition and such Section 4.3.
Section 2.3. Sophisticated Investor . The Investor is a
sophisticated investor (as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of
Regulation D), and the Investor has such experience in
business and financial matters that it has the capacity to protect
its own interests in connection with this transaction and is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the
Common Stock, Warrant and Warrant Shares. The Investor acknowledges
that an investment in the Common Stock, Warrant and Warrant Shares
is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. The Investor has
adequate means of providing for Investor’s current needs and
personal contingencies and has no need for the liquidity in
Investor’s investment in the Common Stock, Warrant and the
Warrant Shares and is capable of bearing the economic risks
attendant to an investment in the Common Stock, Warrant and the
Warrant Shares including the total loss thereof.
Section 2.4. Authority . This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement has been duly authorized and validly
executed and delivered by the Investor and is a valid and binding
agreement of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of,
creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable
principles of general application.
Section 2.5. Not an Affiliate . The Investor is not an
officer, director or “affiliate” (as that term is
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the
Company.
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Section 2.6. Disclosure; Access to Information . The
Investor and Investor’s professional advisers have been
furnished satisfactory responses to their inquiries and all
materials which they have requested relating to the Company and its
past and proposed activities. They have been afforded the
opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from the
Company and to obtain additional information which the Company
possesses or can acquire without unreasonable effort or expense
that is necessary to verify the accuracy of the information
provided to the Investor.
Section 2.7. Manner of Sale . At no time was the
Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet,
public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other
form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 2.8. Independent Advice . The Investor
acknowledges that the Investor has been advised to consult with
Investor’s own attorney, accountant, investment advisor, or
other professional advisors concerning the investment in the Common
Stock and Warrant of the Company including, without limitation, tax
matters relating to the purchase, sale and ownership of the Common
Stock and Warrant.
Section 2.9. Illiquidity . The Investor understands,
acknowledges and agrees that due to restrictions described in this
Agreement and the lack of any market existing or likely to exist
for the Common Stock, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, the
Investor’s investment in the Common Stock, Warrant and
Warrant Shares will be highly illiquid.
Section 2.10. Limitation of Transfer . The Common
Stock, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), or registered or qualified under any applicable state
securities laws and regulations. Therefore, the Common Stock, the
Warrant and the Warrant Shares will be restricted and cannot be
offered, sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated to
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